Dux non Intruitus
Out of all of the rules and regulations upheld by the officious Transcendent Technomorphs of the multiversal hub Axiom Nexus, none are more important than "Dux non Intruitus". This decree forbids all Offworlder faction leaders from entering the city, thereby ensuring that, without figureheads to rally around, no age-old conflicts are reignited. This ensures a steady peace for all inhabitants of Axiom Nexus.
In theory.
Fiction
TransTech
Starscream wrote the original Dux non Intruitus. According to the investigative journalist Rook, the decree meant that any incoming Optimus Primes, Rodimuses, Ultra Magnuses, Megatrons, Shockwaves, Starscreams, or any other faction leaders would be instantly caught by Axiom Nexus' universal recovery net and returned to their universe of origin. Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/08
After a BUTT-related incident, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Sari Sumdac materialised in Axiom Nexus. Optimus and Sari were placed under military arrest for reasons of planetary security; Optimus for being a leader, and Sari because of her Key, an item of cosmic significance that violated the TransTech's no MacGuffin policy. After a chance meeting at a drive-thru, Bumblebee and his new friend "Joe" decided they had to rescue Optimus and Sari, and not just because "Joe" was secretly the evil Predacon Megatron with world-destroying plans for Sari's MacGuffin. Flareup helped them infiltrate the the TransTech Decepticons' Military Intelligence laboratory by claiming they were two Dux non Intruitus violations: "Beeimus Prime" and "Joe Convoy". Bee in the City
The dynamics of the multiverse were altered after a particularly important universe was destroyed by an evil Ultra Magnus Invasion, exacerbated by the defeat of the hyper-dimensional being Hytherion by the highly-evolved Alternity. Alternation As a response, TransTech Optimus Prime made amendments to Dux non Intruitus to allow himself to create a secret taskforce of alternate universe Primes–the Convoy. Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/08 The existence of the Convoy became public after two of its members went into the Offworlder Zone to recruit Depth Charge for a mission. Invasion: Epilogue The resultant backlash from the more non-interventionist TransTechs and the distrustful Decepticons was somewhat quelled when the Convoy were encouraged to stay out of the Offworlder Zones–where they could unintentionally inspire Autobot or Maximal soldiers into action–and remain in Axiom Nexus proper or Cloud World for the majority of their missions. Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/08
Notes
- "Dux non Introitus" essentially means "No entrance to leaders" in Latin.
- David Willis once considered pitching a TransTech prose story where Firecracker fell afoul of Dux non Intruitus owing to his resemblance to an Optimus Prime.
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